In this option your agent would either get paid from you directly in your closing costs OR from the seller via seller concessions.like Russell said, if you are comfortable with the transaction and understand what you are signing and you don't need things explained and you have connections with inspections and title companies then go for it.

If anything’s not up to code, you’ll need to fix it before they sign off.As for costs, you’ll have permit fees—those can range from a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars.

Zero or negative population growth is a bad sign too.

My bigger question is: do people NOT have an attorney review what they sign before they sign it.

We also have a weekly newsletter for STRs here called BiggerStays that you can sign up for free in your profile settings! 

And, they all sign the lease. 

An example of one package we have is a Romantic Package - $199. 12 Balloons (buy the helium tanks and keep balloons on site for your team or use a local shop)Rose Petal Entry Way (bought off Amazon)2 Dozen Roses (local grocery store for $10-15 each dozen)Led Candle Display (bought off amazon and reusable)I Heart U Signs (amazon and reusable)Champagne (or wine if they want)This equals around $60-70 each time and we pay our cleaner $40 to set up.

My condition was that they rent the house for 1% of the costs and sign a 3 year lease.

New tenant must go through complete vetting, sign the lease, pay security deposit and rent, and move in, prior to the referring tenant getting their $100.

For the value add we're going to fix up the roads, add a nice sign and fence, replace mailboxes, add lights and fix some plumbing leaks.